Super Powers Companion (Savage Worlds, Second Edition, S2P10503)

An excellent sourcebook for the Savage Worlds system. Clear and well-written with flavorful illustrations in a concise graphic novel-size publication. I'm not going to rehash what has already been said about the content and layout of the book. What I will do is offer my 0.02 USD as a gamer of some 15+ years that has seen a few "generic" game systems (Palladium, D20, GURPS, and BRP) and their interpretations of the Supers genre. Of those systems, I believe Savage Worlds does it cleaner with less fuss, negligible math, and a wide assortment of useful powers and associated "crunch" (modifiers, stunts, etc.). All of this is written with an eye toward "street-level" to "city-wide" scale of super powers, despite what the book itself says. Cosmic level supers are best left to games that focus on the Supers convention, and Pulp-style supers (ie: the Phantom, the Shadow) could be done without this supplement following the Supers rules in the SW Core Rulebook. If you want to run a Supers game with a power level set somewhere around Spider-man, Batman, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, early X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, or the like - the Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion will do the job, and well.

This is a must have for savage world game masters. Playing in a superhero world is a lot of fun, and with this book, it is even better. I have the first versoin of this book, and really like it. This new one adds some things, changes some, and makes the whole better. The idea of getting all your powers up front, and not having to buy the 'more power points' edge every rank is a cool idea. If you read comics and play savage worlds, you have this book already and do not need this reveiw! If you do not read comics, this is still a good book to add. In science fiction, giving a race some of the powers from this book can make them a real challenge. In fantasy, your gods can have any, or all of these powers! If you run games for your group, get this, and super power your games!

If you grabbed the basic rules for Savage Worlds and felt like Super Powers were to low grained for you, then this book is for you. Make comic book styled superheroes with powers that function like superhero powers. 1 hangup remains from the original Savage Worlds and that is backfire on improvised magic. Something I just do not see in the source fiction. I added a +2 Modifier for does not backfire and called it good. A few more examples of modifiers to powers and making backfire on critical failure a common modifier could have been included to make this into a 5 star book. Note: You still need the basic rules found in Savage World Deluxe, the explorers edition can be found for $10!

As I've said in previous reviews of the Savage World system and supplements, I love the base rules for their flexibility and simplicity. The Super Powers Companion continues to impress me with the same level of quality and represents the flavor of superpower role-playing well. As a long-time Champions player who often has difficulty getting new players started, this system is a great introduction to the genre as the rules are easy to learn and it still manages to come close to the flexibility of The Hero System.

One of the most enjoyable supplements to the Savage Worlds game system. The system is surprisingly robust and flexible. As an introduction to the Savage Worlds system, I ran a quick, one-session game set in the Marvel universe for some friends. I used this companion book to create all of the heroes and the villains for that game and the system fit every character I tried to create. We have also played a few games since then with our own non-Marvel characters and the system gives an amazing level of flexibility to create whatever type of hero you are interested in. Want to play a massive brawler who can pick up a tank? A super-powered sorcerer who can call upon eldritch powers from beyond the veil? A radioactive skeleton who melts people with a touch? A mad scientist with a jet pack and an anti-gravity gun? The Super Powers Companion has you covered.

Good service. Great book. Quality purchase

It'd work well in a Batman: the Animated Series/Superman: the Animated Series sort of way. If you want world shakers, get Champions.

The second edition of Savage World's Super Powers Companion is like the former edition given a shot of super soldier serum! The first edition favored a much more grounded take on super heroes while this new book embraces the feeling of four-color comics much more. With much more cost friendly versions of abilities and a utility belt full of options to customise your hero, you'll be out fighting crime before you can say "chimichanga"!